Question follow-through · 100131
Pakistan: Political Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to urge fair and transparent legal processes for political prisoners in Pakistan.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to urge fair and transparent legal processes for political prisoners in Pakistan.
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2025
Answer published
While judicial matters are for Pakistan's courts, the UK has consistently emphasised to its counterparts in Pakistan the need for due process, fair trials, and humane treatment for all prisoners. I covered these matters during a wide-ranging discussion wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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